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Major Nikon

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64. Looks a lot like doublethink

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 09:26 AM

Apr 2020

If the Daily Mail was at fault for reporting on an allegation and pointing out there's no evidence for it, then every other news outlet is at fault for doing the same thing. Objectivity requires consistency of thought.

Why else would any for-profit news outlet publish anything if not to get readers?

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She filed a defamation suit overseas when someone said that. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 #23

Yes, the Daily Mail agreed to pay damages & issue an apology. Their statement: oldsoftie Apr 2020 #46

You can tell by their statement it was nothing more than giving into extortion Major Nikon Apr 2020 #58

How can you see it that way? They admitted what they published wasnt true. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #59

That's not what they admitted Major Nikon Apr 2020 #60

But wouldnt that be just like reporting you're a killer "even though we have no evidence he's one" oldsoftie Apr 2020 #61

How many news outlets posted stories about Pizzagate? Major Nikon Apr 2020 #62

What I saw about "pizzagate" was that it was a conspiracy theory & a hoax. Which was true. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #63

Looks a lot like doublethink Major Nikon Apr 2020 #64

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